July Bar Exam Prep Forum

[BCLS]

So I got 0/3 on mbe questions. Freakout?!!

[BCLS]

is the paced program the "studysmart law school" mini review?

[BCLS]

Also, would I be crazy to wait until late April after my finals are over to begin preparing for the bar exam? I was thinking I would do the early start program in late April until May 30 when the course begins

[BenJ]

Have not started studying yet. Taking NY and NJ, doing BarBri for NY (paid by firm) but no specific plan for NJ yet. Anyone have any recommendations as to how to study independently for the NJ bar exam? I've heard the NJ-specific parts are fairly trivial compared to the MBE, but I'm trying to figure out where to get a good guidebook/set of outlines/whatever just to calm my nerves now.

[DwightSchruteFarms]

So I talked to one of my school's counselors, who was also a grader for 20+ years. She mentioned that with PTs, the best thing to do now is to take it with loose time restrictions (recc'd 4 hours) in order to build good habits, learn patterns, and develop a technique. SHe said the more we do, the faster and more efficeint we'll become with our technique and, logically, the better we will perform. Thinking about doing a PT either this Sunday or next week if anyone in the Bay Area is interested

[BCLS]

Can u guys just tell me where I can get the pts? I have all my Barbri stuff which has some tests-- but aren't those for the course?

[DwightSchruteFarms]

My school has a class dedicated to PTs, so that is where I got most of my material. There is a book called "Pass" which has some PTs as well.

[BCLS]

anyone think of paying the $300 for multistate edge? BarBri seems to be advertising it. Worth it?

[AMCD]

The Multi State Edge is included if you paid up by something like March 1st. I paid a few days later and then called and yelled at them for asking for another almost $400 for that. So they signed me up. After $4k, I told them they had to be joking. Appears they were.

[BCLS]

The Multi State Edge is included if you paid up by something like March 1st. I paid a few days later and then called and yelled at them for asking for another almost $400 for that. So they signed me up. After $4k, I told them they had to be joking. Appears they were.

I'm going to see if I can get this. Not cool.

[BCLS]

Do you guys know if Multistate Edge repeats MBE questions found in the Barbri materials? I was told no. I wan't to do some Edge before my Barbri course starts in May.

[DwightSchruteFarms]

I dont think it does. I'd prob hold off on doing any MBEs right now. Seems too early and I'm sure it would be more beneficial with more study

[AMCD]

No, the multi state edge program is not the same questions as Barbri. As far as doing this too early: They recommend, as part of the "early start program" that you do 50 questions from the multi state edge with each MBE subject -- at the end of the review of that subject, so it's supposed to test you after exposure to the lecture, outlines and amp modules to the related subject.

BTW, the torts lecture is totally entertaining -- all eight hours!

[BCLS]

No, the multi state edge program is not the same questions as Barbri. As far as doing this too early: They recommend, as part of the "early start program" that you do 50 questions from the multi state edge with each MBE subject -- at the end of the review of that subject, so it's supposed to test you after exposure to the lecture, outlines and amp modules to the related subject.

BTW, the torts lecture is totally entertaining -- all eight hours!

Thanks!!! I'm going to start this in may before the course.

[DwightSchruteFarms]

Here are some PTs I found that the CA State Bar released:

http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/Examina ... .aspx#ptsa

There are a ton of exams. Let me know which ones you guys decide to do so if we have any questions, we can just shoot them off in this thread!

[BCLS]

Awesome!

[DwightSchruteFarms]

FWIW, I'm doing the July 2010 one tomorrow

[BeautifulSW]

This really needs to be said every now and then...

Folks, the best single predictor of your performance on the Bar exam the first time you attempt it is your class rank. If you are in the top third and you use virtually any Bar prep program, you're going to pass. Middle third, almost as certain to pass except maybe in places like California where you are still very likely to pass.

The bottom third is where panic may be legitimate but ONLY there. So unless you are substantially below the mean, quit worrying about it. Use ONE prep program and if you among the Top Ten, say, use the cheapest most convenient method of study you can. You will still pass probably even if you do nothing but self-study on your own.

[Bikeflip]

This really needs to be said every now and then...

Folks, the best single predictor of your performance on the Bar exam the first time you attempt it is your class rank. If you are in the top third and you use virtually any Bar prep program, you're going to pass. Middle third, almost as certain to pass except maybe in places like California where you are still very likely to pass.

The bottom third is where panic may be legitimate but ONLY there. So unless you are substantially below the mean, quit worrying about it. Use ONE prep program and if you among the Top Ten, say, use the cheapest most convenient method of study you can. You will still pass probably even if you do nothing but self-study on your own.

Yes, because having a law school exam that looks like this predicts everything.

[BCLS]

when should we be using studysmart mbe?